Mozambique · Indian Ocean coast & islands
The southern coast and Maputo.
The mainland coast south of Vilankulo is road-accessible from South Africa and quite different in character from the islands.
Photo George Swanepoel / Unsplash
Tofo and Barra are known for whale sharks and manta rays, and draw divers rather than resort travellers. Maputo itself has a distinct Portuguese-colonial architecture, a serious food culture and a growing set of good places to stay.
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Elsewhere in Mozambique
- The Bazaruto ArchipelagoBazaruto is a national park of five islands with dunes, reefs and one of the last viable dugong populations in the western Indian Ocean.
- The Quirimbas ArchipelagoThe Quirimbas are thirty-odd coral islands off the far north, and among the least developed island destinations in the Indian Ocean.
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